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Chinese Clinical Trials: New GCP Requirements

By Ames Gross, President and Founder of Pacific Bridge Medical This article was also published on MedTech Intelligence. In late 2014, China announced new medical device regulations. One of the most important new regulations stated that all Class II and Class III devices will... Read More

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Tissue Bank Market in Asia: 2016 Status

By Ames Gross, President and Founder of Pacific Bridge Medical This article was also published on MedTech Intelligence. Tissue banks are facilities where the tissues of deceased donors are stored together and securely processed. When these tissues are given to a patient in need... Read More

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Quality Matters: Do It Right the First Time

By Ames Gross, President and Founder of Pacific Bridge Medical This blog post was also published on MedTech Intelligence. As medtech companies move into the Asian markets, they will find that the Chinese medical device registration process can be very difficult. Today, it is... Read More

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Minimize Acquisition Risk in Asia

By Ames Gross, President and Founder of Pacific Bridge Medical This blog post was also published on MedTech Intelligence. Several years ago, a device company in Connecticut contacted me and requested that I visit their offices to discuss an urgent issue they were having... Read More

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Multiple Paths to Success in Asian Markets

By Ames Gross, President and Founder of Pacific Bridge Medical This blog post was also published on MedTech Intelligence. As a consultant, I often have interesting discussions with potential medtech clients. For example, a company with a relatively new medical technology recently asked if... Read More

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Clinical Trials in Asia: Key Issues for Device Executives

By Ames Gross, President and Founder of Pacific Bridge Medical This blog post was also published on MedTech Intelligence. International medical device companies are increasingly required to conduct local clinical trials for medical device approval in Asia. However, finding, qualifying, and selecting the right... Read More

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Exporting More Internationally? Focus On Asia

By Ames Gross, President and Founder of Pacific Bridge Medical This blog post was also published on MedTech Intelligence. As the popular story goes, when the infamous criminal Willie Sutton was asked why he robbed banks, he responded, “That’s where the money is”.... Read More